Quick & Tasty Kerala Gooseberry Pickle – Nellikka Achar

Ingredients

• Gooseberry – 1/2 kg
• Garlic – 14 to 15 nos
• Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tbsp
• Asafoetida powder – 1/2 tbsp
• Vinegar – 1 or 2 tbsp
• Fenugreek seed – 1 tsp
• Mustard seed – 1 tsp
• Mustard oil – 5 to 6 tbsp
• Salt – 1 or 2 tbsp

Method

• First, we have to wash the gooseberries and set them aside.
• Heat mustard oil in a pan.
• Add gooseberries and mix them well.
• Saute and cook them well.
• Set them aside after thoroughly daining them.
• Heat mustard oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seed and fenugreek seed; let them sputter.
• Then add chopped garlic and curry leaves,saute them well.
• Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and asafoetida powder,saute them well.
• Pour a sufficient amount of water over them and thoroughly mix them.
• Add vinegar mix and combine them well.
• Add some salt to taste and mix them well.
• Now add cooked gooseberries and mix them well.
• Cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
• Remove from fire and set aside.